lakhs
South Asian quantities
Lakhs is the plural of lakh, a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000).
Written as 1,00,000 in South Asian notation, lakhs appear constantly in Indian financial contexts: The car costs twelve lakhs, She earns five lakhs per annum.
The term extends throughout South Asia and persists in Indian English even in international contexts.
Multiple units of 1,000
- millionsNumbers in seven figures
- rupeesIndian monetary units
- figuresNumerical values or forms
- amountsSpecified quantities measured
numbers · sums · units · tens · hundreds · denomination · counting · numeral
Indian monetary units
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- budgetPlan for spending
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
savings · income · transaction · payment · profit · capital · deposit · insurance
Wealth or destiny
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- heftyConsiderable in weight
- substantialOf notable size or importance
considerable · massive · huge · enormous · whopping · staggering · countless · innumerable
All inhabitants combined
- peopleHumans as a group
- votersThose who cast ballots
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- employeesPaid staff members
refugees · migrants · pilgrims · applicants · beneficiaries · subscribers · followers · registrations
thousands
Multiple units of 1,000
amounts · numbers · sums · units · tens · hundreds · denomination · counting · numeral · tally
rupees
Indian monetary units
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- budgetPlan for spending
loan · savings · income · transaction · payment · profit · capital · deposit · insurance · premium
fortune
Wealth or destiny
substantial · considerable · massive · huge · enormous · whopping · staggering · countless · innumerable · abundance
population
All inhabitants combined
employees · refugees · migrants · pilgrims · applicants · beneficiaries · subscribers · followers · registrations · enrollments
Very large quantity